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☆ NBA roundup: Lakers rally, end Grizzlies' 11-game win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Ja Morant scored 22 points while Brandon Clarke and Tyus Jones added 20 points each for the Grizzlies. Paul George chipped in 16 points and 12 assists, Marcus Morris Sr. scored 15 points and Ivica Zubac racked up 12 points and 16 rebounds. Murray finished with 29, going 14-for-25 from the field and adding 12 assists to record his sixth double-double of the season. Domantas Sabonis contributed 18 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds as Sacramento notched its sixth straight victory, one shy of its season high. Gilgeous-Alexander also had seven assists but couldn't prevent the end of the Thunder's four-game winning streak.

WASHINGTON — Patrick Leahy was swept into the Senate nearly a half-century ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation and pardon. Ron Frehm / APSen. Leahy take photos on the inaugural stand during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013. Let’s stay here and vote where we can be seen.”Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021. Ira Schwarz / APSupreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in by committee chairman Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., during her confirmation hearing in 2009 in Washington. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., in the Senate subway.

☆ India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant injured in car crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Cricket - Fifth Test - England v India - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - July 1, 2022 India's Rishabh Pant celebrates reaching his century Action Images via Reuters/Jason CairnduffNEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was hospitalised on Friday after being involved in a car crash, his Indian Premier League (IPL) team said. His IPL team Delhi Capitals said the crash was in the northern state of Uttarakhand. "Rishabh Pant met with an accident between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district," they said in a tweet. "Praying for Rishabh Pant. Pant was part of the India test squad that sealed a 2-0 series victory over Bangladesh this month.

☆ Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Houston deals No. 2 Virginia first loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

2 Virginia its first loss, 69-61, Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark added 13 points each, while Jamal Shead had 11 points and four assists. Furst finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Smith posted 10 points and 12 rebounds. Sam Mennenga led Davidson (7-4) with 14 points and Foster Loyer, Fletcher's brother, had 11 points. Kevin McCullar contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, while KJ Adams and Jalen Wilson added 11 points apiece. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and a career-high nine blocked shots for Indiana (8-3), which lost its second straight game.

☆ A food fight is raging over what we can and can't call 'meat'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Morten Toft Bech, the founder of a startup that makes plant-based meat alternatives, brought the animals in protest. Meat lobbies argue that plant-based products have stolen the concept of meat without matching its taste and nutrition standards, tarnishing the integrity and cultural importance of meat. It tends to argue that plant-based meat alternatives shouldn't be allowed to use meaty terms at all because, put simply, they aren't meat. Meat bodies want startups to come up with new terms for plant-based food that imitates meat. Both meat organizations and plant-based companies told Insider they encouraged a healthy, balanced diet.

☆ Comedian Jerrod Carmichael to host Golden Globes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jerrod Carmichael arrives for world premiere of Transfomers, The Last Night, at a cinema in central London, Britain, June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKayDec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. comedian and actor Jerrod Carmichael will host the Golden Globes in January when the annual awards ceremony will be broadcast to audiences once again, organisers said on Thursday. read moreCarmichael, who in September won an Emmy Award for his show "Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel", follows in the footsteps of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Ricky Gervais, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon as host. “Jerrod is the special kind of talent this show calls for to kick off the awards season.”The Jan. 10 ceremony will be the 80th edition of the Globes. It admitted 103 new voters from 62 countries outside of the United States, bringing the total voters to 200.

☆ Top 25 roundup: 17-0 surge carries Rutgers past No. 10 Indiana
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Aundre Hyatt chipped in 11 for Rutgers, which survived shooting 36.7 percent and a quiet showing from Clifford Omoruyi. Miller Kopp scored 21 points for Indiana (7-1, 0-1) but the rest of the Hoosiers experienced frustrating showings against Rutgers' varied defenses. Logan Johnson recorded 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for Saint Mary's (6-3), which lost its third straight game. Matthew Cleveland added 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, with Jalen Warley and Caleb Mills each scoring seven points. Alex Arians finished with (17 points, six rebounds), followed by William Kyle III (eight points, six rebounds, five assists) and Zeke Mayo (12 points, seven rebounds).

☆ Top 25 roundup: No. 11 Texas thrashes No. 2 Gonzaga
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Nov 16, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tyrese Hunter (4) reacts after scoring a three pointer during the second half against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Moody Center. 11 Texas connected on 13 3-pointers in a 93-74 blowout of No. Marcus Carr added 16 points and seven assists for the Longhorns (3-0), while Dylan Disu netted 12 points. Trevon Brazile registered 13 points and 10 rebounds and Davonte Davis also added 13 points for the Razorbacks (3-0). Florida Gulf Coast (2-2) was led by Zach Anderson, who had 11 points and five rebounds, while Dahmir Bishop added nine points.

☆ Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the 95th Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jimmy Kimmel is back as host of the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the late-night star’s third time fronting the ceremony — which he last did five years ago. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host previously led the 2017 and 2018 telecasts, the former of which produced the famous “La La Land” and “Moonlight” best picture screw-up. “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement. Added Craig Erwich, president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals: “Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host ‘The Oscars’ is a dream come true.

☆ Jimmy Kimmel to host the 2023 Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Academy Awards for a third time, the Academy announced Monday. “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” Kimmel reportedly said in a statement. The next Oscars ceremony will follow another famous controversy - Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. It was announced in September that Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment had been named executive producers for the upcoming Oscars telecast. The 95th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 12.

☆ James Corden responds to allegation he copied a Ricky Gervais joke
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —James Corden says he “inadvertently” told a joke originally made by fellow British funnyman Ricky Gervais. “When you see Elon Musk talk about Twitter he does this thing where he goes ‘Well, it’s the town square,’” Corden said. I want to play the piano, you piece of s**t!’”The Twitter joke made by Gervais was almost identical. “It’s like going into a town square and there’s a notice for guitar lessons and you go, ‘But I don’t f**king want guitar lessons,’” Gervais said. “I doubt he would knowingly just copy such a famous stand up routine word for word like that.”On Tuesday Corden tweeted, “Inadvertently told a brilliant Ricky Gervais joke on the show last night, obviously not knowing it came from him.”“It’s brilliant, because it’s a Ricky Gervais joke,” Corden wrote.

☆ One of Wall Street's most exclusive clubs is about to add a few more members
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's the most wonderful time of the year... for a select few at Goldman SachsIt's one of the most exclusive clubs on Wall Street, and it's ready to open its doors to an esteemed few. Goldman Sachs is preparing to announce its newest crop of partners in what is the closest thing Wall Street has to a coronation. But, as crazy as this might sound about a bunch of people on Wall Street, it's more than just another zero at the end of your paycheck. Under Solomon, the partnership class has been 69 (in 2018) and 60 (in 2020), down a reasonable amount from the class prior to when Solomon took over (84 in 2016). Here's some advice on how to manage work-life balance on Wall Street from a former rising star at Bank of America.

☆ Asian Americans had the highest rate of mail-in voting in 2020. New laws could block that progress.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Buoyed by the expansion of by-mail voting and grassroots organizing, a record 4 million Asian American and Pacific Islanders voted in the 2020 presidential election and swung key races in contested states. The provision triggered a record number of rejected ballots during the state’s March primary, with Asian Americans facing the highest rejection rate among all racial groups. Lily Trieu, interim executive director of the advocacy group Asian Texans for Justice, said the finding isn’t surprising because the state has conducted little voter education and outreach in Asian languages. In Georgia, where record turnout from Asian American voters helped Biden secure the presidency, lawmakers passed legislation last year that targeted by-mail voting. “A few percentage points of Asian American voters could swing the vote in state House and Senate districts,” Ly said.

☆ Indians revel in Rishi Sunak’s rise to the U.K.’s top job
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Narendra Modi, the prime minister of majority Hindu India, quickly congratulated Sunak. “Special Diwali wishes to the ‘living bridge’ of UK Indians, as we transform our historic ties into a modern partnership,” he tweeted. “The reaction is of admiration, aspiration that they could get to a similar position and happiness that one of their own has got the position,” Dogra said of the worldwide reaction among Hindus. Pedestrians walk past paintings of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Mumbai on Tuesday. Sunak visited different temples in London and was seen participating in a cow ritual during his losing campaign for prime minister against Liz Truss in August.

☆ Plant-based meat startup Heura just raised $20 million as it aims to become Europe's industry leader. Here's the 35-slide pitch deck it used to raise the funds.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Spanish alternative protein startup Heura just raised $20 million through a crowdfunding campaign. We got an exclusive look at the 35-slide pitch deck it used to raise the funds. Alternative protein startup Heura just raised 20 million euros (around $20 million) as sales of its alternative meats more than doubled in the first half of the year. The pair set about creating healthy meat alternatives that look, feel, and taste like animal-based meat while just using plant-based ingredients. Heura remains committed to growing the plant-based food sector across Europe, as it has done in Spain, Añaños told Insider.

☆ PGA Tour sues LIV Golf's Saudi backers to force evidence discovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The PGA Tour has filed a lawsuit against LIV Golf backers, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince, in an effort to force evidence discovery in ongoing legal battles. LIV Golf sued the tour alleging anti-competitive practices for banning its players, and the tour recently countersued LIV Golf, claiming the upstart league was itself stifling competition. "LIV Golf is just beginning its process and is in active discussions with several companies about broadcasting the LIV Golf League. Meanwhile, the PGA tour has taken to Washington D.C. to lobby against LIV Golf, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, a former PGA Tour star, made his own visit to Capitol Hill in mid-September to "educate members on LIV's business model and counter the Tour's anti-competitive efforts." The LIV Golf championship will take place starting Oct. 28 at the Trump National Doral in Miami.

A Florida Keys boat captain was arrested on a manslaughter charge Thursday in connection with a deadly parasailing trip this year, officials said. An arrest warrant accused the captain, Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, of not checking the weather before the May 30 trip and then cutting the towline to his passengers’ parasail during strong winds. Couch was arrested Thursday by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on a warrant for one charge of manslaughter and five counts of violation of commercial parasailing statutes, the commission said. The FWC said Couch hadn’t recently checked weather conditions before he took 12 passengers on the parasailing trip May 30. Cutting the towline was called a “gross and flagrant decision” that severed the group’s only means of safe return.

☆ Joshua Bassett doesn't know how much Disney pays him for 'High School Musical': 'I choose not to let money dictate how I live my life'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I still don't know how much money I'm making for 'High School Musical'. If I need to worry, let me know.'" Between his film, TV and music careers, the 21-year-old "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" star doesn't have much time to look after his finances. He bought a Honda Civic when he landed "High School Musical", and still drives the car three years later. What he won't do, however, is let money influence his decisions.

A woman stands in a queue to pay her respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, following her death, in London, Britain, September 15, 2022. They had come together to mark a moment in history - the passing of Britain's longest reigning monarch. "Sierra Leone, where I come from, was a colony under the British Empire so she means a lot to us." "Part of being British I guess is just having a queen or having Queen Elizabeth II on the throne." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEditing by Kate Holton and Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ As families and 'Parrotheads' flock to campgrounds and RV parks, institutional real-estate investors see their next big score
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-23 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Investors are eyeing profits in campgrounds and RV parks as Americans flock to the great outdoors. Camp Margaritaville RV Resort and Cabana Cabins Auburndale, Central FloridaThe trend is also driven by demographics. Sam Zell's Equity Lifestyle Properties, another large REIT that invests in RV parks alongside mobile homes, has also been busy. While it's not clear how much big investors have thrown into RV campgrounds, manufactured housing communities as a whole have seen a burst of Wall Street financing. After looking hard at multifamily and industrial, he settled with RV parks.

☆ Hulu will lose top NBC shows like 'SNL' and 'The Voice' in September, one of the key challenges ahead for streamer chief Joe Earley, according to insiders
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-10 | by ( Natalie Jarvey | Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Disney executive Joe Earley was named president of Hulu in January. "This is the best outcome for them," said a former Hulu executive, noting that Earley's "superpower" is navigating the type of complicated internal conflicts that have plagued the streamer's leaders. Under Earley, Hulu will have "an advocate," the former executive said. Many in Hollywood believe Disney hasn't taken Hulu international because it doesn't want to further boost the platform's overall valuation. It will also be Earley's job to redefine the Hulu brand once it becomes 100% owned by Disney.

☆ This 25-year-old makes $100K a year as a solar roof installer in Linden, New Jersey
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-30 | by ( Emma Fierberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ricky Gass, Solar roof installerWhen I was a child, like I always wanted to find myself in a career where I really was actually helping people. I'm a certified solar installer and I'm looking forward to making $100,000 this year. By state, by state law, if it's over one megawatt, it has to be prevailing wage. The amount of panels that we're getting ready to do is over one megawatt, it's automatically prevailing wage. The jobs that we take that's under one megawatt are considered non-rate, which is $22 an hour.

☆ COVID allowed Raquel Esquivel and 4,500 others to be released from overcrowded federal prisons. So why is she back behind bars?
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-13 | by ( Jamie Roth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

As COVID-19 spread through federal prisons, the Justice Department began a novel experiment: 4,500 prisoners were approved for home confinement with GPS ankle monitors. A federal correctional institution in Englewood, CO. As of May 5, there were 2,066 inmates who’d tested positive for COVID-19 in the federal prison system. "I was just recently released from federal prison," Esquivel wrote him last year on July 3, in their very first text exchange, which the couple shared with Insider. Her defense was enough for Dismas, Esquivel said, and the manager told her they wouldn't recommend any punishment. The next morning at Dismas, Esquivel busied herself as she waited for the bureau's ruling.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci comedii care te vor face să râzi cu poftă
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

(video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci comedii care te vor face să râzi cu poftăE clar mai simplu să filmezi o dramă decât o comedie. Sub supravegherea pedantă a unui sensei enigmatic (Alessandro Nivola) și a colegei sale hardcore (Imogen Poots), Casey capătă un sentiment de încredere pentru prima dată în viață. Dacă vrei să faci cunoștință cu un Aki Kaurismaki american, acest film e cea mai bună ocazie. Este o comedie ușoară, în spiritul bunului umor francez, cu multiple situații amuzante, unele previzibile, dar cu un efect scontat. În rest, vă doresc vizionare plăcută și o călătorie memorabilă în lumea filmului!

Persons: Mircea, Casey, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro, Docteur, Crăciun, Richard, Johnny Depp, Jack Sparrow, Hunt, Barry Crump, neozeelandezul, Bella, Hector, Ricky, Bela, Murphy, Dumnezeu, . Organizations: Big, Angel Locations: Paris, Bruxelles, Van

☆ Raliul Dakar a ajuns la final. Stephane Peterhansel a câştigat pentru a 14-a oară competiția
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ediția din acest an Raliului Dakar a ajuns la final. Francezul Stephane Peterhansel a câştigat pentru a 14-a oară competiția. Peterhansel şi-a trecut în cont cea de-a opta victorie la clasa auto, francezul având în palmares şi şase victorii la clasa moto. Podiumul a fost completat de britanicul Sam Sunderland. Ediția cu numărul 43 a Raliului Dakar a durat timp de 14 zile.

Persons: Francezul Stephane Peterhansel, Victoria, Nasser, Carlos Sainz, Argentinianul Kevin Benavides, Ricky Brabec, Sam Sunderland Organizations: Dakar, Peterhansel Locations: Dakar

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